Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Introduction to the verb déraper
The English translation of the French verb déraper is “to skid” or “to slip.” It is pronounced as “day-ra-pay.”
Déraper comes from the Old French word “deraper,” which means “to slip.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action or situation in the past.
Here are three simple examples of déraper in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il fallait que je dérape pour éviter l’accident. (I had to skid to avoid the accident.)
- Je craignais qu’il dérape sur la route mouillée. (I was afraid that he would skid on the wet road.)
- Si tu n’avais pas freiné, tu aurais pu déraper. (If you hadn’t braked, you could have skidded.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of déraper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dérapasse | Si j’étais pilote, je dérapasse souvent. | If I were a pilot, I would skid often. |
tu | dérapasses | Si tu conduisais moins vite, tu dérapasses moins. | If you drove slower, you would skid less. |
il | dérapât | Il ferait plus attention s’il dérapât moins. | He would pay more attention if he skidded less. |
elle | dérapât | Elle serait plus prudente si elle dérapât moins. | She would be more careful if she skidded less. |
on | dérapât | Si on roulait sur la neige, on dérapât souvent. | If one drove on the snow, one would skid often. |
nous | dérapassions | Si nous étions aux commandes, nous dérapassions moins. | If we were in control, we would skid less. |
vous | dérapassiez | Si vous rouliez plus lentement, vous dérapassiez moins. | If you drove slower, you would skid less. |
ils | dérapassent | S’ils faisaient plus attention, ils dérapassent moins. | If they paid more attention, they would skid less. |
elles | dérapassent | Si elles étaient sur la piste, elles dérapassent facilement. | If they were on the track, they would skid easily. |
Other Conjugations for Déraper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
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Déraper – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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